I cut PVC pipe into sections for the wiring route around my roof rack. The straight pieces connected junction boxes, bends and the larger gathering point above the van entry.
The roof lights and cameras were spread around the rack, so the physical route developed from several straight sections and fittings. The letsFix pipe lengths appeared in my materials for that work.
Pipe cutting, box preparation and wire connections overlapped across the project. Each new box location affected the length and direction of the next section.
Fitting the Route Between the Roof Boxes
I cut pipe from the passenger-front box toward the large enclosure.
I routed wires through the pipe and boxes and joined sections as the layout developed.
I brought the remaining wiring across the roof, joined the last sections and tightened the mounting ties.
A pipe connection at one of the metal junction boxes in my route.A PVC section and fittings along my roof-wiring route.
My Takeaway from This Job
The route developed section by section around the box locations and wire paths. Straight pipe stock was only one part of the layout; bends, adapters and ties determined how the next cut length fitted into the assembly.
The route developed section by section as the box locations and cable paths came together.
Product Details And Van-Build Uses
Specification
Product Detail
Nominal Size
3/4 inch
Pipe Family
Schedule 40 PVC
Supply Form
Straight sections
Nominal pipe size is not the same as measuring the outside of a finished assembly. The fittings and socket engagement also contribute to the overall dimensions. For a van mock-up or small frame, lay the straight sections and fittings together before finalizing the cut list. Mark each section by its position in the assembly so similar lengths stay distinguishable. Keep the pipe-family description with those measurements rather than grouping every white pipe section under one general label.
The pipe enters the sockets, so the assembled length depends on both the straight section and its position in the adjoining fittings.
Alternative products
Two Alternatives to Compare
Charlotte supplies a two-foot plain-end section and VENTRAL supplies a 36-inch cut length. Both are white Schedule 40 PVC pipe in the same nominal size as my listed pipe. Stock length is a practical difference when planning several short runs between boxes.
Product
What distinguishes it
Purchase link
letsFix 3/4-Inch PVC Pipe
Three-quarter-inch PVC stock in my roof-routing supplies
This white Schedule 40 PVC pipe is supplied as a 36-inch cut length. Its plain-ended format provides another length of pipe stock for an assembled route.
